THIS is the shocking moment a group of thugs battered defenceless teens outside of a school as terrified kids and parents watched on.
Distressing footage shows the mob, including one teen with a massive machete, kicking and hitting a lad in school uniform on the ground.
Young pupils can be heard crying and screaming as they watch the brutal attack in Walsall, Staffs.
Video shared on social media shows the group with their hoods up charging at one teen before he falls over onto a patch of grass.
One girl can be heard crying “they’re beating the sh** out of him” as the group begin hitting the defenceless victim.
A teen in a grey hoodie is seen slashing the boy with a huge machete as a hero school security man rushes to his aid.
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The man, dressed in a yellow high-vis vest bravely throws himself on top of the victim to spare him from the beating.
The young thugs then began to flee as the man desperately tried to nab them.
One of the yobs is seen giving a middle finger up to the person filming while the teen in grey attempted to put his machete back in its case as they ran.
Social media users have been praising the heroic actions of the security man.
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One person said: "The man who ran towards the danger head on deserves to be praised for his act of bravery."
Another added: "He saved the person from being murdered outside the school.
"It's bloody scary thing to happen especially outside a secondary school in the first place."
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A third said: "Total hero. Proper slammed into the bloke at full tilt."
The Sun has contacted West Midlands Police for comment.